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- October 31, 2018
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Bitcoin turns ten – here’s how it all started and what the future might hold
Jack Rogers A mysterious, anonymous entity known as “Satoshi Nakamoto” posted a white paper on October 31 2008 entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”. It was the…
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- October 31, 2018
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Oil prices rise for first time in three days, but trade war drags
TOKYO – Oil prices climbed for the first time in three days on Wednesday, but rising supply and fears over the outlook for demand amid the U.S.-China trade war kept…
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- October 31, 2018
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South Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 27.5pc in Q3
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.5 percent in the third quarter from 27.2 percent in the second quarter, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday.
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- October 31, 2018
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Beira port to double cargo handling to 700 000 tons
HARARE – The port of Beira, central Mozambique, is going to double the containerized cargo handling to 700 000 tons for the neighbouring countries that use the infrastructure, the concessionaire,…
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- October 30, 2018
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We should have consulted on 2pc tax: Guvamatanga
Nyemudzai Kakore HARARE – Finance and Economic Development Secretary Mr George Guvamatanga yesterday apologised for the manner they effected the Intermediary Money Transfer Tax of 2 percent but insisted that…
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- October 30, 2018
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Did South Africa’s investment summit mark a game-changing moment?
By Alan Hirsch To some observers, South Africa’s recent investment summit led by the president Cyril Ramaphosa, seemed like much ado about nothing. Several of the projects announced had been incorporated…
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- October 30, 2018
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Brent crude prices dip on rising supply, global market woes
SINGAPORE – Brent oil prices dipped on Tuesday, weighed down by ongoing weakness in global stock markets and by signs of rising global supply despite looming sanctions on Iran’s crude…
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- October 30, 2018
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Rand firms before unemployment figures
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand firmed against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as investors awaited third quarter unemployment data.
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- October 30, 2018
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Zim seeks to tap into Chinese market
HARARE – Zimbabwe is exploring ways of enabling locally produced goods to be exported to China, a cabinet Minister said on Monday.
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- October 30, 2018
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Zim pensions industry eye 20pc penetration ratio
Michael Tome HARARE – Zimbabwe’s pensions industry aims to increase insurance penetration ratio to 20 percent from the current 4 percent by 2020.